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en-usPenn State University Relationsnews@psu.edu (Penn State News)Heard on Campus: Peter Wilf on Australia and Antarcticahttp://news.psu.edu/story/168429/2010/04/09/heard-campus-peter-wilf-australia-and-antarctica
"Although they are vastly different today, millions of years ago, Antarctica and Australia had very similar ecosystems because they used to be connected."
--Peter Wilf, associate professor of geosciences, at the Research Unplugged discussion on Wednesday, April 7. Research Unplugged is an informal lecture series hosted by Penn State's Office of Research Publications and held at noon Wednesdays in Penn State's Downtown Theatre Center. The afternoon begins with a brief introduction of the topic, followed by an open floor for questions, comments and discussion. The event is free to the public. Complimentary coffee and light refreshments are served. For information, visit http://www.rps.psu.edu/unplugged/.
http://news.psu.edu/story/168429/2010/04/09/heard-campus-peter-wilf-australia-and-antarcticaFri, 09 Apr 2010 09:21 -0400Penn State News - AustraliaPenn State, Australian university announce collaborative projectshttp://news.psu.edu/story/169717/2010/03/03/penn-state-australian-university-announce-collaborative-projects
In a joint announcement, Penn State and Australia's University of New England unveiled an agreement to pursue collaborative research projects and research funding in the areas of water and environmental law, biofuels law and policy, and natural resource governance and to explore the potential for shared courses and exchanges of staff and students.
http://news.psu.edu/story/169717/2010/03/03/penn-state-australian-university-announce-collaborative-projectsWed, 03 Mar 2010 15:23 -0500Penn State News - AustraliaAssistant professor of biology is co-recipient of $50,000 granthttp://news.psu.edu/story/175516/2009/07/17/assistant-professor-biology-co-recipient-50000-grant
Cassandra Miller-Butterworth, assistant professor of biology at Penn State Beaver, is the co-recipient of a $50,000 grant from the Winifred Violet Scott Estate in Australia. The funds will be shared by Penn State, the University of Melbourne, and the Australian Museum for a project designed to place the Australian Museum's collection of bent-winged bats (genus Miniopterus) in a modern conservation context, to verify species boundaries and geographic distributions of Miniopterus, and to verify species identifications as recorded in the Australian Museum.
Miller-Butterworth can be contacted at cmm48@psu.edu or (724) 773-3527.
http://news.psu.edu/story/175516/2009/07/17/assistant-professor-biology-co-recipient-50000-grantFri, 17 Jul 2009 11:04 -0400Penn State News - Australia